Times are good for Sovereigntists – Part 2
Léger Marketing published the results of yet another survey concluding that the PQ is in majority territory . Overall, the CAQ is at 24%, the PLQ at 28% and the…
2012
Times are good for Sovereigntists – Part 2
Léger Marketing published the results of yet another survey concluding that the PQ is in majority territory . Overall, the CAQ is at 24%, the PLQ at 28% and the…
Today’s Election Fraud Protests….Complete List of Times and Places
. Here’s the full list, just because it’s kinda/sorta hard to find all in one place: What: National Day of Action Against Election FraudWhen: Sunday, March 11th, 2012Where: Pre-planned rallies…
A letter to my fellow Canadians
I think the following is very important for Canadians to remember and to help this memory I’m asking you to share and like this. So very, very few Canadians seem…
What’s the Matter With Mississippi?
This short film by Alexandra Pelosi asks some regular folks in Mississippi why the poorest state in America is also the most conservative:
Sask New Democrats Will Select New Leader In Spring 2013
Saskatchewan New Democrats will choose a new leader early in 2013. The decision to hold a leadership convention in February/March 2013 in Saskatoon was made at a party provincial council…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
Assorted news and notes from the NDP’s leadership campaign as we approach today’s final debate… – Niki Ashton pointed out how the NDP should be able to tap into the…
Winning hearts and minds in Afghanistan, Ch. 3,234
More Afghan civilians murdered by one of their liberators. Whether it’s a wedding party or just prey, the bodies pile up, and the liberators are always sorry about that. Meanwhile,…
"Where Did This Come From?"
AllTheRabbleRousingThatFits WithSeanGoneVille I don’t like to whack Mr. Holman’s rabble-rousers. Because they often have lots of interesting stuff to say. Stuff that I don’t know. Which is pretty darn rare…
Think Twice About Central America
So much for my plans of a once-in-a-lifetime motorcycle trip from Panama to Vancouver Island. That route, it seems, has become Murder Alley. While we’re all becoming aware of violent…
It’s his brand
Susan Delacourt of the Toronto Star attended the Manning Centre for Building Democracy’s annual shindig in Ottawa this weekend and put up a post to summarize the proceedings. I thought…
The Tar Sands Are Making Us Stupid
So suggests Thomas Friedman, and it makes good sense to me. When you have no resources, you become resourceful.
Another Tar Sands Fantasy Challenged
To hear Big Oil and its political minions tell it, the Athabasca Tar Sands will be restored to their pristine state once the black sludge is finally gone. This stands…
Decline of Climate Change Acceptance Scares Leading Scientists
Dr. Nina Federoff, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, said at a recent gathering of the AAAS in Vancouver that she is “scared to death” about…
Republicans Driving Votes to Obama
Women, check. The young, check. Minorities, check. Moderate conservatives, check. Liberals, check. The poor, check. The soon to be poor, check. The Republicans, it seems, have done a dandy job…
The Curious Case of Guano as a Staple
Peru – the heart of the Inca Empire – and thereabouts is where the potato originated, to be spread around the world after Europeans ‘discovered’ it. Off Peru’s coast a…
The Maher-Manning Misunderstanding
. ShindigForDemocracy RockTheCasbahVille And yes, the original ‘Pogue Mahone’ post from Mr. Maher has now been disappeared. Thus…. We regret any and all previous suggest-o-grams that may have been interpreted…
US Soldier Goes Postal – Guns Down 16 Afghans
Afghan president Hamid Karzai is accusing a US serviceman of gunning down 16-people including 9-children and 3-women. Another 5 Afghans were said to have been wounded. A report in The…
A liberal quandary at the Daily Kos
From south of the border comes a cautionary tale—but not the one author “DuzT” is spinning. Yet, in my heart of hearts, I believe we’re reading a clever parody here.…